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Summery

Self taught,  Digital fineartist. 
Born in Tokyo, Japan.

KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS - BA / FineArts

Currently undercourse of the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A)
GRADUATE SCHOOL of ART AND DESIGN STUDIES, KYOTO UNIVERSTY OF ARTS

ST. PAUL'S UNVERSITY TOKYO  / BA of Japanese History 

Worked as a producer at the top rated TV program production company in central Tokyo for the key stations several years.
Learned about B&W Zoning system and Long exposure method under BW VISION / Joel Tjintjelaar for a year.
Amember of The Japan Society for Arts and History of Photography

Awards & Honors

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2022

- IPA / INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

   Official Selection / 2nd place of Nature/Underwater

-  PX3 / THE PRIX DE LA PHOTOHGRAPHIE PARIS  
  Bronze in Special category

- LONDON INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE COMPETITION
  FINALIST - Official Selection in Create (art)

2021

- PX3 / THE PRIX DE LA PHOTOHGRAPHIE PARIS 
  Bronze in Special category

- SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS / National & Regional Awards (JAPAN)  
   Short Listed

- IPA / INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
  Honorable Mention in Digitally enhanced / Fine Art

- LONDON INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE COMPETITION 
  FINALIST - Official Selection in Create (art)

- FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 
  Nominee x 3 in Photomanipulation / Fine Art

2020 
- IPA / INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 
  2nd place / Special. Digitally Enhanced 

- PX3 / Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris 
  Silver prize in Book/ Fine Art category - "Texture of Absurdity"
   Honorable Mention in  Fine Art / Digitally enhanced 

- FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
  Nominee x2 in Photo manupilation 

2019 

- THE PHOTOGRAPHY GALA AWARDS / 13th POLLUX AWARDS
   OVERALL WINNER 
   Honorable Mention in Fine Art 

- IPA / INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
  Honorable Mention in Digitally enhanced / Fine Art 

- PX3 / THE PRIX DE LA PHOTOHGRAPHIE PARIS 
  Bronze in Fine Art / Collage category
  Honorable Mention in Fine Art / Collage 

- FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 5th.
  Nominee x 3

2018 

- THE PHOTOGRAPHY GALA AWARDS / 12th POLLUX AWARDS
   WINNER / Series /Digital Manipulation & Collage 
   Honorable Mention X3 / Single / Digital manipulation & Collage 
  
- IPA / INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 
   3rd. place: Digitally Enhanced 

- PX3 / THE PRIX DE LA PHOTOHGRAPHIE PARIS 
   Honorable Mention x2  

- ROYAL ARTS PRIZE  V EDITION
   Shortlisted and WINNER
   Three works from "Spiritual Landscape in Japan" 

- SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 
   COMMENDED PHOTOGRAPHER

 2017

- TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS 
  1st. place in Fine Art Photo Book
   Photo Book "JOKEI - Nature Worship, Sacred places in Japan"

- NEUTRAL DENSITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 
   ND Discovery of The Year 
   Fine Art Discovery of The Year 
  1st place, Gold star awarded in Fine Art - Landscape 

- IPA / INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 
  1st. place: Book- Self published, Fine Art
   2nd place: Book- Self published, Other / Photobook " JOKEI- Nature Worship, Sacred Places in Japan" 
   3rd place: Nature/Wildlife

- FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 
   1st. place:  Professional Wildlife/Animals Category "Tancho crane" series
   2nd. place:  Amateur Wildlife/Animals Category "Flying eagle" series

- MONOCHROME AWARDS 
    Honorable Mention 

- SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 
   COMMENDED PHOTOGRAPHER 


2016 

- NEUTRAL DENSITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 
   Honorable Mention 

- MONOCHROME AWARDS ( International Black and White Photography Contest)
   Honorable Mention

Media, Editorial

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- Contemporary Art Collectors - Artist of the Week (2023)
- British GQ ONLINE (2023)
- AATNAU (2023)
- SERRADIFALCO "PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE VISUAL CULTURE" (2023)
- Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art Magazine issue 07 (2021)
- CreativPaper Issue 020 (2020)
- British VOGUE & ONLINE (2020)

- OPENEYE No18 (2020)
- Excellent Art 2020
- CIRCLE ARTS FOUNDATION Spotlight Magazine issue19 (2020)
- Asian-Pacific edition of Thompson’s Unity magazine (2020)
- ART COLLECTOR'S CHOICE 2020 by CONTEMPORARY ART STATION (2020)
- British GQ & ONLINE (2019 / 2020)
- WIRED UK (2019 / 2020)
-100 ARTISTS OF THE FUTURE by CONTEMPORARY ART CURATOR MAGAZINE (2019)
- HOUSE AND GARDEN & ONLINE (2019 / 2020)
- LONDON LIFE MAGAZINE (2019)
- HOUSE of COCO - WOMENWORLDWIDE: ERIKO KANIWA SHARES HER EXPERIENCE OF WORKING AS A FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER (2019)
- Eriko Kaniwa Trancendent Contemporary Photography on ARTSY by ARTE GLOBALE (2018)
- NY ART News - Meet the artist Eriko Kaniwa (2017)
- CONTEMPORARY ART CURATOR MAGAZINE (2017)
- WE INSPIRE 26  by CAMERA PIXO (2016)

Fairs & Event

- Art San Diego 2023 (Digitally)
- MUSA INTERNATIONAL WOMAN'S ESSENCE SHOW 2022, 59th Biennale di Venezia.
- Art Expo New York 2021
- FOTOFEVER Paris 2019 & Collectors Apartment
- SHIBUYA Station Exhibition during the TOKYO ART FAIR 2019 March. 
- FOTOFEVER Paris 2018 & Collectors Apartment
- Barcelona Foto Biennale 2018 :  5th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography
- CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show 2018, Tokyo Japan - collaborated with EPSON

Exhibitions

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- Al-Tiba9 Gallery Opening Exhibition 2023 Nov. Balcerona, Spain

- Al-Tiba9 Online Exhibition "Future is Today" vol.2
  2021- Group 

- PHOTOGRAPHIC GALA AWARDS 2019 WINNERS SOLO EXHIBITION
   2019 - Group, FOTONOSTRUM Gallery, Barcelona SPAIN

- ROYAL ARTS PRIZE at LA GALLERIA  London, UK
  2018  - Group

- Recital Contest of Fine art Photography - Summer
   Art Gallery M84  Tokyo   2017 - Group

- Fotografia Sensuel
   Kudanshita Terrace Tokyo  2009 - Solo

- Visual Shock
   TOKYO HIPSTERS CLUB   2008 - Group

- Artistic Portrait 
   Horiuchi Color Gallery Tokyo  2006 - Solo

 

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